Where does “kangerrus” come from?

kangerrus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kangertaa, from Finnish kankea, from Proto-Finnic kankeda — stiff.

kangerrus (Finnish): progressing awkwardly or arduously

Definitions

  1. progressing awkwardly or arduously

Ancestry of “kangerrus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkangertaaof an action, to progress awkwardly or arduously
2Finnishkankeastiff; awkward, clumsy; Partitive singular form...
3Proto-Finnickankedastiff
Every word from Proto-Finnic kankeda →Every word from Finnish kankea →Every word from Finnish kangertaa →